oxf_S1BU3_More_reading_Learn to Care for Plants.pptVIP

Unit3 Learn to Care for Plants Liu Wenchang Skimming What plants are mentioned? We can use these plants to ____. Scanning Read the whole passage; find information to fill in the blanks. Plant Name _________ Yulan magnolia _________ Feature(s) ___,___ flowers; Can grow to be _____; In early spring, ____; in summer, _______; in autumn, ______ before they ____the ground___ colour. Can grow to be ____. Growing condition(s) On a ____ when raised as a vine Is ___ for___,___ climate Kept either___ or ___; ____ the sun; _____ temperatures of below zero degrees centigrade. Jasmine Yulan magnolia Golden Ball Cactus Think about it… Which one do you prefer, a jasmine bush or a jasmine vine? Why? What are the seasonal features of Yulan magnolia trees? What do you grow if you are bad at caring for plants? Why? A map of Caoyang (宿舍) What to grow? Where to grow? What can the plant(s) produce? How to care for the plant(s)? You have 3 minutes. At the end of the group work, make a presentation. Presentation -- school gardening No less than 80 words There should be a starting paragraph telling the purpose of the writing (i.e. to decorate Caoyang with plants we’ve learnt about), and a concluding paragraph in the end. Four questions should be covered: what to grow, where to grow, why to grow, and how to care for the plant(s). Assignment-- Writing Spring is in the air. It’s a good time to grow some plants. Since our school is keen on being green, do you have any plant in your classroom? What is it? In order to grow well, what environment/ condition does it prefer? (如果学生答不出则引导: How often do you water it? How often do you put it under the sun?) It is clear that to grow plants well, we must care for them. Today （点击显示课文标题）we’ll learn to care for some plants. * Please open your books at P45. Quickly read the first paragraph, and the first sentences of the rest paragraphs to answer the following questions. One minute for you. What plants are mentioned? [Jasmine, Yulan magnolia, gol